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ZIP code 01062, Hampshire County, Massachusetts

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

ZIP code 01062, in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, has 28 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 25 of them paid for a total of $436K.

That is 13% of the 215 claims recorded across Hampshire County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $17K, higher than the county average of $12K and the Massachusetts average of $16K.

FEMA counts 4 repetitive-loss properties and 0 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 339 residential flood policies in force, covering 0.8% of residential structures.

28NFIP claims since 1978
25paid claims
$436Ktotal paid
$17Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 01062HampshireMassachusettsUS
Claims since 19782821535,3752,680,429
Share of claims paid89%77%78%78%
Average paid claim$17K$12K$16K$43K
Share of county claims13.0%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties4253,398—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 01062 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s1$2,592
1980s0$0
1990s4$48,952
2000s4$34,615
2010s9$176,787
2020s10$172,846
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202388$172,846$21,606
202220$0—
201199$176,787$19,643
200733$34,615$11,538
200310$0—
199944$48,952$12,238
197911$2,592$2,592

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Hampshire County

Hampshire County has 645 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (24 in the last 12 months), 23 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Low". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 59; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 139 · Tornado: 9 · Flood: 59 · Wind: 388 · Winter: 0 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 01062?

28 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 25 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 01062?

$436K across 25 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $17K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 01062?

2011, with 9 claims and $177K paid.

What county is ZIP 01062 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Hampshire County, Massachusetts; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.